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Juanita Bledsoe Obituary

DUFFIELD, VA - Juanita Faye (Hall) Bledsoe, 82, Duffield, VA, passed away, Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at Bristol Regional Medical Center.

Juanita was born on November 11, 1940, in Virginia, to the late Charlie C. Owens, and Lula Baldwin Owens.

In addition to her parents, her husband, Herbert Hall; granddaughter, Samantha Compton, and Katessa Compton; great-granddaughter, Nevaeh Garrett; son, Ricky Lee Hall; sisters, Mary Lea Dunn, Nina Cox, Clyde Gillenwater, Irene Dingus, and Laura Kate Lane; and brother, Erful Owens preceded her in death.

Left to cherish her memory are her daughters, Trina Arnold, Rogersville, TN, and Janet LaForce, Kingsport, TN; son, Charles Hall, Duffield, VA; sisters, Blanche Gillenwater, Gate City, VA, and Ruby Hass, Weber City, VA; brother, Paul Owens, Kingsport, TN; 11 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 10-12p.m., Saturday, September 16, 2023, at the Pendleton's Freewill Baptist Church, Fort Blackmore, VA. Services will be conducted at 12:00p.m., in the chapel of Pendleton's Freewill Baptist Church with Pastor Kevin Sanders officiating.

Graveside services will follow at Carter's Cemetery, Fort Blackmore, VA. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

An online guest register is available for the Bledsoe family at www.gatecityfunerals.com.

Gate City Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Juanita Faye (Hall) Bledsoe.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Kingsport Times-News on Sep. 14, 2023.

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Memorial Events
for Juanita Bledsoe

Sep

16

Visitation

10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Pendleton's Freewill Baptist Church

7591 Rye Cove Memorial Rd, Fort Blackmore, VA

Sep

16

Funeral service

12:00 p.m.

Pendleton's Freewill Baptist Church

7591 Rye Cove Memorial Rd, Fort Blackmore, VA

Sep

16

Graveside service

Carter Cemetery

9068 Hunters Valley W. Rd. Rt. 653, Fort Blackmore, VA

Funeral services provided by:

Gate City Funeral Home

136 Beech Street PO Box 427, Gate City, VA 24251

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